The Ukrainian Central Elections Commission (CEC) has counted 94.12% of electronic protocols in early presidential elections according to which Petro Poroshenko has gained over 54% of votes. The political career of Ukraine's new leader in this photo gallery by ITAR-TASS.
Petro Poroshenko — Ukraine's new leader
Petro Poroshenko leads in polls with 54.46% after 94.12% of votes counted
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Petro Poroshenko's political career started in 1998, when he first won a seat in the Verkhovna Rada (the Parliament of Ukraine) as a member of the United Social Democratic Party of Ukraine
© ITAR-TASS/Alexei Ivanov He left the United Social Democratic Party in 2000 to create an independent faction Solidarity
© ITAR-TASS/Alexei Ivanov Poroshenko was considered a close confidant of Viktor Yushchenko. Media often referred to him as the main sponsor behind the series of demonstrations that got the name 'orange revolution'
© AP Photo / Efrem Lukatsky February 8 to September 8 2005 Poroshenko served as Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council
© ITAR-TASS/Konstantin Sazonchik In 2006 Poroshenko was re-elected to the Ukrainian parliament with the support of Our Ukraine electoral bloc. Photo: Petro Poroshenko and Yulia Tymoshenko in the parliament
© EPA / SERGEY DOLZHENKO October 2009 through to March 2010 Poroshenko was Ukraine's Foreign Minister. Photo: Petro Poroshenko and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
© AP Photo / Mikhail Metzel From March to December 2012, Poroshenko was Minister of Economic Development
© ITAR-TASS/Maria Frolova Petro Poroshenko is one of the most successfull businessmen in Ukraine. He owns the Roshen confectionery conglomerate, which he promised to sell in case he won the election
© EPA / FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA Poroshenko's wife Marina (left) is a cardiologist. They have two daughters and two sons. Ukraine's former president Viktor Yushchenko is the godfather of the daughters
© ITAR-TASS/Vladimir Sindeyev On March 29 2014 Poroshenko was registered as a presidential candidate. Another candidate, Vitali Klitschko, pulled back his candidacy to support Poroshenko
© EPA / ANDREY SINITSYN During the recent protests, Poroshenko was a representative of the Ukrainian authorities in Simferopol
© EPA / MAXIM SHIPENKOV After the election Poroshanko announced, that his position is not to recognize Crimea's reunification with Russia or the referendums in the east of the country
© ITAR-TASS/Nikolai Lazarenko Poroshenko supports the course for Ukraine's integration into Europe
© ITAR-TASS/Zurab Dzhavakhadze Petro Poroshenko during at a polling station
© ITAR-TASS/Nikolai Lazarenko After 94.12% of votes had been counted, Poroshenko was leading with 54.46%
© EPA / YURI KOCHETKOV